Corporatization of National Universities in Japan: Revolution for Governance or Rhetoric for Downsizing?

Financial Accountability and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-181

  Yamamoto, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a Center for National University Finance and Management   (Japan)

Author keywords

accountability; agencification; autonomy; corporatization; public sector reform; rhetoric; universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 32544433134     PISSN: 02674424     EISSN: 14680408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0408.2004.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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